mystery ♦︎ problem ♦︎ paradox ♦︎ puzzle ♦︎ enigma ♦︎ secretThese are all words for sth that is difficult to understand or explain.这些词均表示神秘的事物、不可理解之事、不解之谜。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a mystery / paradox / puzzle about sth◆a mystery / puzzle / enigma to sb◆a great mystery / problem / paradox / puzzle / enigma◆to solve a mystery / a problem / a puzzle / an enigma◆to explain a mystery / a problem / a paradox / the secrets of sth◆to remain a mystery / a problem / a puzzle / an enigma◆to explore the mysteries / problem / secrets of sth◆something of a mystery / a paradox / a puzzle / an enigma■mystery ˈmɪstri [countable] something that is difficult to understand or explain; a person or thing that is strange and interesting because you do not know much about them/it神秘的事物;不可理解之事;不解之谜;陌生而有趣的人(或事物)◆The police are close to solving the mystery of the missing murder weapon.警方就要揭开凶器不翼而飞之谜了。◆It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.我完全无法理解他们为什么选了他。◆He's a bit of a mystery.他这个人有点儿神秘。ⓘ Mystery is often used like an adjective before another noun to describe sb/sth that is unknown, strange or unexplained. * mystery常像形容词一样用在另一个名词前,描述未知、陌生或不可理解的人或事物◆a mystery man / woman神秘的男人/女人◆a mystery caller神秘来客◆a mystery disease / illness / virus未知的疾病/病毒 see also mysterious ⇨ strange1■problem [countable] a question that must be answered by using logical thought or mathematics逻辑题;数学题◆a mathematical / philosophical problem数学题;哲学问题◆This is one of the great problems of cosmology: where did the overall structure of the universe come from?以下是宇宙学的一个重大问题:宇宙的总体结构源自何处?■paradox ˈpærədɒks; NAmEˈpærədɑːks [countable] a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and seems strange or difficult to understand矛盾的人(或事物、情况)◆He was a paradox-a loner who loved to chat to strangers.他真是个矛盾体,生性孤僻却又喜欢和陌生人攀谈。◆It's a curious paradox that professional comedians often have unhappy personal lives.这真是个奇怪的矛盾现象-职业喜剧演员的私人生活往往并不快乐。▸paradoxical
adjective
◆It is paradoxical that some of the poorest people live in some of the richest areas of the country.某些最贫穷的人却住在这个国家最富裕的一些地区,这似乎很矛盾。■puzzle [countable, usually singular] something that is difficult to understand or to explain神秘的事物;不可理解之事;不解之谜◆There is a puzzle about how the plant first came to Britain.这种植物最初如何传入英国还不清楚。◆Another piece of the puzzle fell into place.谜团的另一部分也清晰起来。 see also puzzling ⇨ confusing■enigmaɪˈnɪgmə [countable] a person, thing or situation that seems strange and is difficult to understand神秘的人;费解的事物;令人困惑的处境◆The tower presents an enigma. How old is it? Who built it?这座塔是个难解之谜-它的历史有多长?建造者是谁?▸enigmatic ˌenɪgˈmætɪk
adjective
◆He gave an enigmatic smile.他露出了神秘的微笑。NOTE辨析 Mystery, puzzle or enigma?A puzzle always has a solution, if only you can work it out, usually by collecting evidence and thinking logically about it. A mystery may have a solution that can be found in this way, or it may be more puzzling than this and deal with wider and deeper issues. * puzzle只要破解就会有答案,破解的方法通常是收集证据并进行逻辑思考。 mystery也许有答案,可以用前述的方法找到,或者更加令人困惑,涉及更广更深的问题◆the mysteries of life / death / science生命/死亡/科学之谜◆the puzzles of life/death/scienceAn enigma is usually sth that can never be solved because the evidence does not exist and/or it is too complicated a matter for logical thought to solve on its own. * enigma通常指永远解不开的谜,因为证据不存在,或者问题太复杂,单凭逻辑思考无力破解。■secret [countable, usually plural] something that is not yet fully understood or that is difficult to understand奥秘;奥妙◆They hope to unlock the secrets of the universe.他们希望破解宇宙的奥秘。
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